(2) One priest hiring a PI to investigate another priest he is having a personal dispute with is a bad idea, and Fr. Madden was correctly disciplined for doing that.
(3) I question the seriousness of Fr. Madden's vocation and the seriousness of his Christian profession if he is deciding to abandon his parishioners because of a financial dispute.
"Shepherds" like that we don't need.
This is very sad, it really shows how someone getting their neck stepped on can kill their Vocation.
I think too many people realize how fragile a Vocation can often be and how easy it is for a Bishop to kill it (just look at the poor Vocation rates in some Diocese).
Maybe he'll come back one of these days. I know Fr. Groeschel is involved in ministry to guys like him.